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The Scroll newspaper has been in print since 1905, when BYU-Idaho was known as the Ricks Academy, a locally run school with a newly-developed high school program. At the time this newspaper was known as the “Student Rays,” and was printed monthly. In 1933 the name of the newspaper changed to “The Purple Flash.” In 1937 the name was changed again to “Viking Flashes,” and in 1938 the name finally changed to “The Viking Scroll.” The paper continued under this name until 1972, when it changed to “The Scroll.” The Scroll is still in print at BYU-Idaho as its official newspaper.

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KICKS COLLEGE REX BUR (J, IDAHO
THE SCROLL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24,1992 VOLUME 104 NUMBER 23
Dreams do come true
9 Professional
football player
honored at fireside
By SHANNON BLEDSOE
Scroll Staff Writer
Standing tall — and not just physically —
Jason Buck, defensive lineman for the
Washington Redskins, uses determination to
overcome giant-sized odds and achieve his
goals.
See FIrOSlde PageS
Champion defensive end
began career at Ricks
By JULIE MANGUM
Sports Editor
Success starts within knowing that one can
doit.
For Jason Buck, he knew he could do it,
but it took sacrifice.
The defensive end for the Washington
Redskins challenged himself to the outer
limits to make it where he is today, and he
began his defensive football- playing career
at Ricks College.
In 1982, after playing quarterback for his
high school team in St. Anthony, Idaho,
Buck attempted to walk on the Viking
football squad as quarterback at a mere 195
lbs. and secure himself a scholarship to pay
for his schooling.
He was rejected immediately, encouraged
to pursue a defensive position on the team
rather than quarterback and was offered no
money to play for Ricks.
But Buck had no money to pay for his own
schooling, and his chances of playing on the
defensive squad were slim.
For the next year, Buck dedicated himself
to work for money and to gain strength.
He began each weekday with nine hours
of throwing grain bags at a local mill, then
worked out in the weight room at Ricks
College for three hours and finally went
home to get sleep to handle the next day.
"My girlfriend, and now my wife, Roxy,
had to put up with a lot" Buck said. " I had
told her that we could only see each other
on Saturday nights because I knew I was
going to make it on the football team and I
knew that I needed to work that hard to
make i t People told me that I was crazy to
keep trying after the first rejection, but I
knew I could do it."
Time with Roxy wasn't the only sacrifice
Buck faced.
"People would call me all the time and
ask me to play on their city league basket­ball
teams and their softball teams and I
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THIS WEEK
§ OFF CAMPUS
Filing your own taxes can
be difficult, but knowing
the tax filer's lingo can
make the task simpler.
See page 14
Photo courtesy Washington Redskins
Washinton Redskins defensive end Jason Buck battles his way through two Steeler
offensive linemen. Sunday, Buck returned to Ricks to speak at the Men's Week fireside.
INSIDE
A & E 20
Classified 30
Close-up 16
Comics 29
Info Page 18
Opinion 6
Sports 25
World and Nation 10
WEATHER
WEDNESDAY
Cloudy with a
chance of
snow.
Highs: mid 30s.
Snow Lows: mid 20s.